More stories from the week that ended Feb 21 (click on bolded words for more information):

  • Orion Martin’s Eczema Song exhibition opens at Bodega. Work and installation images and info are up.
  • RIP: Charles Garabedian, who passed away at the age of 92 due to prostate cancer.
  • RIP: Kikuo Saito, who passed away at the age of 77.
  • Investigation prompted after 12 fake Lee Ufan paintings discovered in South Korea.
  • Spain’s National Court rules that Jesus Angel Bergantinos Diaz could be extradited to US as part of Knoedler case. Domenico De Sole speaks about the trial after the settlement.
  • Pyotr Pavlensky pulled from nomination for Russia’s Innovatsiya (Innovation) Prize.
  • 26-story condo tower proposed to replace current site of O.C. Museum of Art in Newport Beach.
  • Marc Quinn may have been dropped by White Cube rather than having a mutual split.
  • Ai Weiwei criticized for his group photo op inside Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin.
  • Reed Exhibitions France and Paris Photo announce the end of Paris Photo LA. Planned FIAC LA is also over.
  • André Saraiva and Lionel Bensemoun’s Le Baron nightclub shuts its doors.
  • The Bataclan concert hall, closed since terror massacre, to reopen before the end of the year.
  • Bushwick Open Studios postponed from June to October.
  • Melbourne Art Fair is cancelled after withdrawal of three key galleries.
  • Has the bull market for masterpieces ended and is that a good thing for the art market?
  • Artsy writes about the art market in the gulf region affected by falling oil prices.
  • Sotheby’s poor performance may be a indicator to the future of the overall global economy.
  • Melanie Clore resigns as Sotheby’s European chairman and worldwide co-chairman of imp. and modern art.
  • Lauri Firstenberg to step down as director of LAXART.
  • University of Cape Town students set fire to paintings as part of protest.
  • Captured project includes drawings by people in prison of people that they think should be in prison.
  • Lawsuit alleges that safety rule violations led to death of ironworker renovating Larry Gagosian’s home.
  • Dennis Morris considering legal action against Elizabeth Peyton over painting removed from Sotheby’s sale.
  • American Airlines as well as seven art handling companies sued over damage to Lucio Fontana sculpture.
  • Cinquantenaire Museum in Belgium in poor shape and desperately requires renovation and repair to its roof.
  • Drug bust in Australia uncovers $700mil. worth of methamphetamines in art supplies.
  • Ryan Steadman writes about today’s painters copying the style and work of canonized painters.
  • Museo del Prado cancels two loans for Bosch retrospective at Noordbrabants Museum in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
  • The Ohio Art Company sells Etch A Sketch to Spin Master Corp.
  • Italian government and Unesco launch task force that will protect heritage sites in conflict zones worldwide.
  • Townhouse Gallery in Cairo reopens following closure by Egyptian authorities.
  • Cabaret Voltaire seeking $13mil. to secure its future.
  • Dean Kissick writes about how everyone seems to be labeled an artist nowadays.
  • Zocalo Public Square discusses today’s arts scene in San Diego.
  • The Atlantic writes about immersive, spectacular exhibitions that are well-catered to the Instagram crowd.
  • National Museum of Women in the Arts launching social media campaign to bring attention to women artists.
  • Charlie Chaplin museum Chaplin’s World in the village of Corsier-sur-Vevey set to open in April.
  • Jimi Hendrix’s restored London apartment is now a museum.
  • Dr. Ruth talked sex at the Met.
  • Jerry Saltz reviews the Peter Fischli and David Weiss retrospective at Guggenheim.
  • 20th Biennale of Sydney details its performance and public programs.
  • Exhibition at The Phillips Collection provides a rare glimpse at Paul Allen’s art collection.
  • Interview with Wang Wei about the Long Museum.
  • Jose Carlos Diaz is the new Milton Fine Curator of Art for The Andy Warhol Museum.
  • Timeout London writes about Park McArthur’s show at Chisenhale Gallery.
  • Ben Davis reviews Marcel Broodthaers: A Retrospective at MoMA.
  • Andrew Russeth visits Flatlands at Whitney Museum and also other shows throughout New York.
  • Ai Weiwei commemorates drowned refugees with public life jacket installation during Berlin Film Festival.
  • Jim Goldstein donates Sheats-Goldstein house to LACMA.
  • Vulture writes about The Met’s new logo. Artnet also writes about it.
  • Ken Griffin paid $500mil. a few months ago for a de Kooning and a Pollock painting from David Geffen.
  • Auction data shows the US art market expanded in 2015 amid global contraction elsewhere.
  • Czech art market strong with its second-best year ever in 2015.
  • Artsy provides A Brief History of the Spanish Art Market, through 35 Years at ARCOmadrid.
  • Christie’s shares five things you need to know about collecting Street Art.
  • What being an Armory Show VIP gets you.
  • Kenny Schachter visits James Franco’s show and has other adventures in Switzerland.
  • Artsy writes about The L.A. Artist-Run Galleries You Need to Know.
  • Broadway 1602 moving its space to Harlem, NY.
  • Interview with Kevin O’Brien, an art handler at Christie’s.
  • Jon Halperin talks about collecting street art.
  • Hyperallergic reviews the Mernet Larsen show at James Cohan Gallery.
  • Curate Joshua Tree interviews Ryan Schneider.
  • Frieze looks at Amy Yao’s show at Various Small Fires.
  • FAD writes about the Bret Easton Ellis and Alex Israel show at Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills.
  • Artillery Mag covers Josh Reames and José Lerma’s collaborative show at Luis De Jesus.
  • The New Yorker writes about Eddie Martinez’ show at Mitchell-Innes & Nash.
  • Frieze reviews Thomas Eggerer at Petzel Gallery.
  • LA Times reviews Ken Price: A Career Survey, 1961-2008 at Parrasch Heijnen Gallery.
  • Shepard Fairey endorses Bernie Sanders for US president and also creates graphic design for him.
  • Artinfo writes about 6 Things You Need to Know About Getting a US Artist Visa.
  • Artinfo’s list of 10 Artists You Should Be Following on Instagram in 2016.
  • Evening Standard covers Damien Hirst’s Pharmacy 2 restaurant.
  • Tilda Swinton unveils her film on critic John Berger at Berlin Film Festival.
  • Shia LaBeouf does a trapped in the elevator art performance.
  • Amar’e Stoudemire’s lot picks from a Sotheby’s sale.